New occupants of a house on Ellis Rd, Invercargill, called emergency services when discovering a drum of an unknown liquid in their backyard on Monday.

Michael Bracewell takes a stunner in the outfield as Black Caps roll through the Netherlands' middle order.

Cranmer Square anti-mandate protesters have reportedly joined a new Christchurch camp with links to former far-right activist Kyle Chapman.

REVIEW: 2002's most-walked out of film, a NZ 'community standards' group tried to ban it, but it's really an audacious, powerful slice of cinema.

The Phoenix have called in a couple of reinforcements from their reserves as they deal with a long list of injuries and fresh Covid-19 cases.

ANALYSIS: Why did the prime minister keep the country in red? She didn’t say it, but the answer is found in one of her favourite words: caution.

The former All Blacks coach will part of the Black Ferns set-up through to the Rugby World Cup later this year.

A new study suggests that protecting 30 per cent of the worlds oceans would preserve marine life, without heavily impacting commercial fishing.

Muted response to the Government's decision to keep the nation at the red traffic light setting – the most restrictive – for now.

Owen Pomona has raised about $35,000 to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort and driven a van evacuating civilians into Kyiv.

A Tongan news website said the pair were found on Saturday by locals and their nationality confirmed by the NZ High Commission.

Owners of shops and hospitality outlets were gutted at the decision to keep the country in the red light setting, but some relief might be on the way.

A plan to drop the large pumpkin from a helicopter and win a listener some fruit and veg almost missed the mark for a local radio station.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says reported atrocities in Ukraine are “evidence of war crimes at the hands Russia”.

A spate of physical altercations at Flaxmere College and Napier Boys' and Havelock North high schools may be pandemic related, an expert believes.

REVIEW: Screening out of sequence, in an unfamiliar timeslot, this cameo-laden prestige crime-drama parody is a reminder of how funny the show can be.

Climate-conscious Canterbury students could soon be hitching a ride to university with their professors.

Prendergast said winning the world-famous race with Cambridge was a career highlight alongside her Olympic gold in the women's pair.

St George’s Maternity Hospital could close, partly as a result of staffing shortages, but midwives who applied for jobs say they were given the silent treatment.

South Canterbury business leaders were not surprised by the Government’s decision to keep the country in the red traffic light setting, but see increasing urgency for certainty around when that will change.